Rail-joint.



W. 0. 'PRCL l RAILJOINT. APPLICATION man Nov. e, 19161 Patented July s1, 1917.

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Anis r union BAIL-JOT.

Leanser. i l

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that l, WILLIAM O. Pinon, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Selma, in theparish of Gra-nt and .State of Louisiana, have invented cerbain, new and useful Improvements in Rail- Joints, of which the following .is a specification,.reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. v

This invention relates kto 'rail joints and has for i'ts principal object the production j of a joint 'which is constructed so as to interlock. when in an assembled condition,-

thereby eliminating'any possibility of the warping or springing of the abutting ends of two rails when in use. l

Another object of this invention is the poduction of a rail joint wherein the interlocking construction caused by the mitered ends of the treads of two rails will prevent the ends from chipping off due 'to the passing ofV the wheels of a train thereover, owing to the fact that as the wheels pass over the joint they will at all times be resting upon one end of either rail.

. A still further object of this invention is the production or' a rail joint wherein the interlocking construction will cause the ends to iit snugly upon each other and thus' resist side movement or springing action` of the rails independent of the fish plate, thereby reducing the strain of the ii'sh plate and causing the ends of the Irails to remain. in engagement with-each other under all conditions.

With-these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of partszas will beA hereinafter fully described i fa nd claimed In the accornpanyinn drawing:

Figure 1 isa top plan View of the rail joint as constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a' side elevation of the rail joint with one fish plate removed.

Fig. 3 is a .central horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 of the complete device.

Fig. ris a vertical section taken on the line 4-fl of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective 'view of one end of one rail.

.l-ig. 6 is a detail perspective'view ci' the structure as shownin Fig. 5 and illustrating' the opposite side thereor.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals it will be seen that therail are assembled for positivelv holding the rails in alinement with each other. Therefore, it is thought that a description of one rail will be suiiicient to comprehensively disclose the construction of both the rails as herein disclosed, and, accordingly,vl designates vthe web ofupon the usual broad' base 2, While the' tread 3 of the usual construction is formed integral upon the Web 1. TheV web l'is reduced longitudinally, as indicated at 4 and has a portion of the base 2 extendingrtrom the sidetliereof, as'shown at 2. The numeral 2 represents the entire base, while 2 indicates only a fragment thereof. The web 1 has a sian-ting shoulder 5 which extends specification of Leners Patent. remonte@ July 31, 19p@ Application filed November 8, 1916. Serial No. 125,819. I

the rail, which is formed I reduced projecting portion. 4 of the web extends for a considerable distance beyond the end of the tread. 3, as shown clearly in Figs. 5 and 6. The end ot the read 3 is cut so as to extend diagonally across the central longitudinal axis of the tread 3, thus presenting a slant-ing abutment 6. The reduced portion 4 slants rearwardly toward its upper portion, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. slanting in the opposite direction to the shoulder 5 of the web 1.

Since, as above stated, the sections of the joint are similarly constructed it is obvious that when the two abutting ends of the rails are positioned in `engagement with each other the various slanting or diagonal portions thereof will extend in opposite directions for permitting the same to register with each other and thus form interlocking or mitered joints.

When the two sections of the rail are positioned so as to have the abutting ends interlocking it will be seen that the two reduced portions 4 of thel web of the' rail will iitupon each other, and under the treads of the abutting ends of the rails. The diagonally extending abutments of the ends of the treads willit adjacent each other although, of course, it is necessary to leave suicient space as shown in Fig. 1, to provide for the expansion and contraction of the rails,4 due.

to atmospheric conditions.

The slanting` ends 7 of the reduced portions ot' the Webs of the rails as Well as the ends of the fragments of the base shown at 2 abut against the slanting shoulders 5 of the Webs ot' the two rails. YWhen this assembling or the. two ends of the two rails has taken place it is obvious that the openings 8 extending through the Webs l of the ierlneecl portions i thereof' will register with each other so to permit the iish plates 9 having openings l formed therein to he positioned. so as to permit the openings l() to register with the openings 8. Bolts 1i may he passed through the openings l0 and 8 so as to lanse the projecting ends of the hoits l1 tfk srry the nuts l2 and thus positively holo. the tish plate upon the side portions or the webs i. En this manner it wiii loe seen that the two ahntting ends oi the raiis will he positiveiy heid aga-inst aoeiental disengagement when. in use. T... is ohxf'ions, however, that by hai# ing the. projecting portions 4r et the webs l hitting under the treads the rails and their slanting ends the siantingj shoulders of the. Webs any tendency toward np- Warri springing action on the part of the abutting encis of the rails Yili he positively prevented. is further obvious that cause of the niitereil fitting diagonal ahntrnents 5 of tie treads 3 upon eac-li other anti the overiarping Weins any side movement ot the ahnt-ting ends of the rails is prei/ent fi and, th ore, the rails Wiii he ,iositively heid in aiineinent with each other inde- ]lenclentiy of the fish plates, bolts and nuts. Furthermore, it Will seen that as the abutnents 6 e: ntl cliagonail.7 across the longitrnjlinai airis the aiiutting ends of the raiis the n 10' which takes place as a. ,i. the ahi ig ends of two sine-e whei passing nin loe restino upon one or of the tv: f rari. t ail times. y, not oni'v "minatori hut the et are also pr ping or breaking oit' abntti .g encls of two adgaeent each other, and si aiioweii 'for the expansion and ront-rae i o; the raus duo to srtmosohorio munitions meteor From the foregoing description it will he seen that a. very simple and eilieient raii joint has been kprovini-:cl Yfheroin the iitting ot' the diagonal. ahntinents of the treads against each other and the sianting ends of the Webs upon the sianting' shoniflers oi the vehs will positive .l holcl the raiis in alinenient with each other and in such a manner as to permit a train to pass over the joint without eausii'ig; any noticeable action, ano., tirtliei'Inore7 it Wii oo seen that the interloeking construction of the rail1 joint Wili hohlL the same troni springing or warping from ooi-reet Iposition whereby the ordiV irj' raii trouble which so frequently causes disastrous .Yreeiis is prevented.

raii joint oi? the olassdescribed1 coinprising a. pair o'lf similarly Coi'istrneted seew tions, each section roinprising a hase having wel) iornieel thereon` a tread carried upon ifi wein sa. Y n 4 rerlneeri longitudinally adjacent L aid reduced pon tion inwing a l \',,niling from one side thereot, saifi ietlneecl portion toward its ton portion, iting short oi" the encl of Worried portion of said webT the ond t earl extending ,liagonailjy' across Miinal axis ot' saiiil section, said nel) heine' roviclod with a slantingsiionicier exteniiir "l an angie. otsolos u.itially i5@ spoil rei, to a horizontal plane, saii shoulder extending upwardly nntler said when the two sections are positioned enfagonient with each other the reduce, t ofthe webs will boar upon each other so as to cans the slanting enrls thereof lio eng e the slantinfg' shoulclers ot said webs while the (,liagonal ahntnionts or' said treads will lit adjacent each the diagonal aln'inenis and n :intl shoniilt s n'iii hold ,v Aons against siile inoroi or up- GYHC Si' iiiy @iii i' \f`" oni said rliagonai `ries-ent an even 4ions o m iniony ninzfreoi" i. nerennto aiiii; my signature.

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